Serena rolls into fourth round at French Open

Paris, France (Sports Network) - Serena Williams once again encountered little
resistance in a third-round rout Friday at the French Open.

The top-seeded American blasted Romania's Sorana Cirstea with a 6-0, 6-2 romp
in 61 minutes. She won 61 of the 94 total points played, broke serve five
times and saved three break points against her serve.

Williams ran her career-best winning streak to 27 straight matches and is 70-3
overall since suffering a shocking first-round loss to Virginie Razzano at
Roland Garros last year. There's been no hint of trouble for the 2002 champ
this year, as Williams has dropped just six games in her first three matches.

There were no weather issues on Friday, allowing for the completion of the
second round in addition to the start of the third. Thursday's rain delays
forced a number of second-round matches into Friday.

Maria Sharapova, the defending champion and this year's second seed, had to
come back Friday to complete her second-round match against Canada's Eugenie
Bouchard. The Russian star did just that, taking only 15 minutes to finish a
6-2, 6-4 triumph.